41 Stadt Hannover I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Stadt Hannover I in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population260,100 (2019)
Electorate176,770 (2021)
Major settlementsHanover (partial)
Area112.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberAdis Ahmetovic
Elected2021

Stadt Hannover I (English: Hanover City 1) is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 41. It is located in central Lower Saxony, comprising the northern part of the city of Hanover.[1]

Stadt Hannover I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Adis Ahmetovic of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Stadt Hannover I is located in central Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the northern part of the city of Hanover, specifically the districts of Bothfeld-Vahrenheide, Buchholz-Kleefeld, Mitte (excluding Mitte and Calenberger Neustadt), Herrenhausen-Stöcken (excluding Herrenhausen), Misburg-Anderten, Nord (excluding Nordstadt), and Vahrenwald-List.[1]

History

Stadt Hannover I was created in 1949, then known as Stadt Hannover-Nord. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Hannover I. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 18 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 40. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 36. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 41. In the 2009 election, it was number 42. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 41.

Originally, the constituency comprised the city quarters of Buchholz, Hainholz, Herrenhausen, Stöcken, List, Vahrenwald, and Mitte. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the area of the city north of the SeelzeHannover HauptbahnhofLehrte railway line. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 18 Stadt Hannover-Nord
  • Hanover city (only Buchholz, Hainholz, Herrenhausen, Stöcken, List, Vahrenwald, and Mitte quarters)
1953 40
1957
1961
1965 36 Hannover I
1969
1972
1976
1980 Stadt Hannover I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 41
2005
2009 42
2013 41
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but one Bundestag term since 1949. Its first representative was Bruno Leddin of the SPD, who served from 1949 until his death in 1951. Egon Franke won the resulting by-election, and served until 1957, when Adolf Cillien of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency. Franke won it back in 1961, and went on to serve until 1987. He was succeeded by Gerd Andres, who served from 1987 to 2009. Kerstin Tack was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. She was succeeded by Adis Ahmetovic in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Bruno Leddin SPD 44.1
1951 Egon Franke SPD 52.9
1953 38.8
1957 Adolf Cillien CDU 44.9
1961 Egon Franke SPD 44.1
1965 50.2
1969 55.8
1972 58.5
1976 52.9
1980 53.7
1983 46.9
1987 Gerd Andres SPD 46.1
1990 43.7
1994 44.3
1998 54.6
2002 55.5
2005 52.8
2009 Kerstin Tack SPD 39.0
2013 43.5
2017 35.6
2021 Adis Ahmetovic SPD 34.9

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Stadt Hannover I[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Adis Ahmetovic 44,538 34.9 Decrease 0.8 39,511 31.0 Increase 3.6
Greens Swantje Michaelsen 27,851 21.8 Increase 12.7 30,360 23.8 Increase 11.6
CDU Maximilian Oppelt 27,303 21.4 Decrease 8.2 23,410 18.3 Decrease 8.8
FDP Katharina Wieking 9,550 7.5 Increase 0.9 13,282 10.4 Increase 0.2
AfD Jörn König 7,549 5.9 Decrease 2.6 7,677 6.0 Decrease 3.1
Left Hans-Herbert Ullrich 4,662 3.7 Decrease 3.5 5,768 4.5 Decrease 4.8
PARTEI Jens Bolm 1,586 1.2 Decrease 0.6 1,161 0.9 Decrease 0.4
Tierschutzpartei Corinna Günther 1,528 1.2 1,400 1.1 Increase 0.2
dieBasis Karl-Heinz Bader 1,265 1.0 1,192 0.9
Team Todenhöfer   1,073 0.8
FW Ronald Rüdiger 847 0.7 Increase 0.2 691 0.5 Increase 0.2
Pirates Reiner Budnick 746 0.6 Decrease 0.3 681 0.5 Steady 0.0
Volt   674 0.5
Humanists   180 0.1
V-Partei3   121 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP Iko Schneider 138 0.1 103 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   87 0.1 Decrease 0.1
du.   72 0.1
DKP   63 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD Anke Nierstenhöfer 114 0.1 Steady 0.0 55 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   25 0.0
Informal votes 1,217 1,308
Total Valid votes 127,677 127,586
Turnout 128,894 72.9 Decrease 2.0
SPD hold Majority 16,687 13.1 Increase 7.1

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Stadt Hannover I[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Kerstin Tack 47,549 35.6 Decrease 7.9 36,645 27.4 Decrease 8.1
CDU Maximilian Oppelt 39,487 29.6 Decrease 6.9 36,401 27.2 Decrease 6.3
Greens Swantje Michaelsen 12,102 9.1 Increase 1.4 16,292 12.2 Decrease 0.1
AfD Jörn König 11,364 8.5 Increase 5.4 12,226 9.1 Increase 5.5
Left Hans-Herbert Ullrich 9,579 7.2 Increase 2.2 12,470 9.3 Increase 3.1
FDP Claudia Winterstein 8,734 6.5 Increase 5.1 13,658 10.2 Increase 5.5
PARTEI Jens Manuel Bolm 2,401 1.8 1,768 1.3
Pirates Christian Vey 1,231 0.9 Decrease 1.0 768 0.6 Decrease 1.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,222 0.9 Increase 0.1
FW Claas Donat Osterloh 668 0.5 Decrease 0.1 409 0.3 Decrease 0.1
DM 545 0.4
BGE   365 0.3
DiB 297 0.2
NPD   244 0.2 Decrease 0.4
V-Partei³ 220 0.2
ÖDP   162 0.1
MLPD Anke Nierstenhöfer 163 0.1 Steady 0.0 78 0.1 Steady 0.0
DKP Frank Georg Braun 137 0.1 79 0.1
Informal votes 1,390 956
Total Valid votes 133,415 133,849
Turnout 134,805 74.9 Increase 3.2
SPD hold Majority 8,062 6.0 Decrease 1.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Stadt Hannover I[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Kerstin Tack 55,711 43.5 Increase 4.6 45,441 35.5 Increase 4.3
CDU Wilfried Lorenz 46,650 36.5 Increase 3.6 42,910 33.5 Increase 7.0
Greens Silvia Klingenburg-Pülm 9,876 7.7 Decrease 2.6 15,718 12.3 Decrease 2.4
Left Oliver Förste 6,435 5.0 Decrease 3.2 7,993 6.2 Decrease 3.1
AfD Matthias Dorn 4,051 3.2 4,654 3.6
Pirates Reiner Budnick 2,434 1.9 2,434 1.9 Decrease 0.5
FDP Thomas Iseke 1,889 1.5 Decrease 6.0 6,043 4.7 Decrease 8.1
Tierschutzpartei   988 0.8 Decrease 0.1
NPD   808 0.6 Decrease 0.7
FW Bettina Redöhl 790 0.6 505 0.4
PRO 168 0.1
MLPD Kurt-Peter Kleffel 143 0.1 Steady 0.0 78 0.1 Steady 0.0
PBC 137 0.1
REP   122 0.1
Informal votes 1,888 1,868
Total Valid votes 127,979 127,999
Turnout 129,867 71.7 Decrease 1.2
SPD hold Majority 9,061 7.0 Increase 0.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Stadt Hannover I[6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Kerstin Tack 50,592 39.0 Decrease 13.9 40,497 31.2 Decrease 15.3
CDU Rita Pawelski 42,621 32.8 Increase 1.0 34,448 26.5 Increase 0.3
Greens Carolin Friedemann 13,364 10.3 Increase 4.3 19,019 14.6 Increase 3.6
Left Michael Höntsch 10,624 8.2 Increase 4.2 12,111 9.3 Increase 4.5
FDP Claudia Winterstein 9,699 7.5 Increase 3.6 16,680 12.8 Increase 3.9
Pirates   3,102 2.4
NPD Olaf Klanke 1,759 1.4 Increase 0.1 1,681 1.3 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,081 0.8 Increase 0.3
RRP Renate Rodriguez Gómez 978 0.8 973 0.7
ÖDP   190 0.1
MLPD Kurt-Peter Kleffel 176 0.1 Steady 0.0 88 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   118 0.1
Informal votes 1,556 1,381
Total Valid votes 129,813 129,988
Turnout 131,369 72.9 Decrease 5.3
SPD hold Majority 7,971 6.1 Decrease 15.0

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Stadt Hannover I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Stadt Hannover I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Stadt Hannover I
  4. Results for Stadt Hannover I
  5. Results for Stadt Hannover I
  6. Results for Stadt Hannover I
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